Entangled

Entangle En*tan"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Entangling}.]
1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be
easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and
intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
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entangled — [[t]ɪntæ̱ŋg(ə)ld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ in/with n If something is entangled in something such as a rope, wire, or net, it is caught in it very firmly. Divers battled for hours to try to free a whale that became entangled in crab nets. 2) ADJ … English dictionary

entangled — adjective 1 involved in an argument, or a situation that is difficult to escape from, or a relationship that causes problems etc (+ in): Military observers fear that the US could get entangled in another Vietnam. (+ with): Sue became romantically … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

entangled — en|tan|gled [ ın tæŋgld ] adjective 1. ) so involved in a complicated situation that it is difficult to get out: The discussion became too entangled in the statistics of the problem. 2. ) stuck in something such as ropes or wires: The divers had… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English